Designing polymer additives to control breakup of jets and impacting drops. Current agricultural spraying of pesticides is inefficient, causing serious environmental contamination. The project aims to design polymeric additives to control the fluid dynamics of spraying so that drops reach, and then adhere to their target leaf surfaces.
Biosolid flow, separation and activity in anaerobic lagoons. This project aims to develop a fundamental model of the complex, non-steady state flow behaviour in anaerobic lagoons. The project will develop new operating procedures and designs for large municipal, industrial and agricultural anaerobic lagoons. This will improve the efficiency of anaerobic digestion and reduce wastewater treatment costs, as well as increase renewable and sustainable biogas production. The intended outcome is a va ....Biosolid flow, separation and activity in anaerobic lagoons. This project aims to develop a fundamental model of the complex, non-steady state flow behaviour in anaerobic lagoons. The project will develop new operating procedures and designs for large municipal, industrial and agricultural anaerobic lagoons. This will improve the efficiency of anaerobic digestion and reduce wastewater treatment costs, as well as increase renewable and sustainable biogas production. The intended outcome is a validated 3D model that captures the physical and biological complexities of anaerobic lagoons. This will impact the design and operation of partner organisation lagoons, reducing capital and operating costs and improving biogas production.Read moreRead less
Supramolecular assembly of chromophores:the effects of nucleation kinetics on their molecular packing, fibre structure and light harvesting efficiency. This project aims to reveal the effects of nucleation kinetics of chromophores on their molecular packing, fibre structure and energy transfer efficiency, which are significant to the design of low cost and lightweight materials for high efficiency solar energy harvesting. The knowledge to be acquired addresses the bottleneck governing the effici ....Supramolecular assembly of chromophores:the effects of nucleation kinetics on their molecular packing, fibre structure and light harvesting efficiency. This project aims to reveal the effects of nucleation kinetics of chromophores on their molecular packing, fibre structure and energy transfer efficiency, which are significant to the design of low cost and lightweight materials for high efficiency solar energy harvesting. The knowledge to be acquired addresses the bottleneck governing the efficiency of a class of novel materials that mimic the natural light harvesting systems. It will bring about health, economic and environmental benefits to Australia. This project will foster multidisciplinary collaborations between world class research centres.Read moreRead less